Put to test since the dawn of time, human ingenuity has created real works of art in
response to adverse conditions. An example of that are the azudas or waterwheels, born from a necessity to obtain efficient irrigation of field crops. The Babylonians knew of their benefits. Other cultures enriched its design and perfected it and, nowadays, in the heart of the Chilean Central Valley you can admire the waterwheels of Larmahue.
Keywords:
Water-wheels, Water Culture, Rural Heritage, Cultural Landscape
Author Biography
Antonio Sahady Villanueva, Universidad de Chile
Dr. Arq. Profesor Asociado del Instituto de Historia y Patrimonio de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Chile
Sahady Villanueva, A. (2011). The norias or waterwheels of Larmahue, Chile: an unusual manifestation of the human struggle to irrigate crops in dry lands. Revista De Urbanismo, 13(25), Pág. 5–25. https://doi.org/10.5354/ru.v13i25.18316
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